Washing machine



- ST CHARLES JACOBS.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION HLED JULY 26,1920.

Patented Oct. 3, 1922.

Patented @et. 3, 122..

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' Application filed July 2'5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ST CHARLns JACOBS, a citizen of the UnitedStatesyand aresident of Coney Island, borough ofBrooklyn; in the countyof Kings and State oE'New York, have invented certain new andusefullmprovements in a Vl ashing Machineml which the following is afull, clear, and exact specification.

This invention relates more particularly to a class of apparatus adaptedto be used for laundering purposes. 1

'My invention has for its object primarily to provide a machine designedto be enrployed for washing clothes and other articles of washablecharacter in 1a mannen so that the work will be accomplished efi'ectually and with facility without requiring laborious hand scrubbing onawaslr boardand the like as is. incident to ordinary methods.

The invention consists essentially of a tank forholding liquid, and inthe tank isa container or casing with an entrancefor reeep tion ofwashable articles. The container is smaller than the tank, and thecontainer is held in suspensionlin the tank by mechanism which ismanually operable for swingingthe container back and forth. Inoppositeparts of the container are two'openings so that when thecontainer is swung the-liquid of the tank will be admitted into thecontainer and discharged therefrom through the openings alternately forcausing the liquid to flow" in opposite directions through thewcontainerwherebythe contents of the container'will be washed by being subjectedto currents of the liquid. 1

Another object of the invention is to provide across each openingadistributer for dividing into small streams the c'urrents ot the liquidat their admission into the con tainer; and a further object of theinvention is to provide a washing machine 015 a simple efficientand'durable construction which may be made in any suitable size andshape.

With these and other-objects in view, the invention will be hereinaftermore particu larly described with reference toytheaccompanying drawingforming: a part of this specification in whichsimilar characters'ofreference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and will thenbe pointed outin the claims at the end ofthe description.

In the drawingFigure 1 isa fragmentary view showing adetail;longitudinal vertical section taken through the tank as'well as19cc. Serial riceaseaa.

showing an elevation of the container and mechanism by which it is swungof one form of washing machine embodying my invention', and p Fig. 2 isa detail sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig.1. .Themachinehasatanlr'll) which maybe of any suitable size and shape forh'olding wateror other liquid forwashing clothes and other articles, tl1ough the formofthe tankillustrated is substantially rectangular, as viewedlengthwise, to provideside walls 11,12 and end walls13, 14, while thebottom 15 of the tankmay be curved. Thetop of the tank may be open, asat 16, to allow washing liquid to be admittedtherein, and the tank maybe drained when desired through a valve or cock, as 17 of any well knownor preferred form which is preferably provided centrally of one end ofthe bottom of the tank. The tank may be sup ported on a numberof legs,as 1 8, and the open top of the tank may be closed'if desired by asuitable removable cover, not shown.

Interiorly of the tank 10 is a container or casing 19 which isconsiderably smaller than the tank, any appropriate shape, thoughthecontainer has a cylindricalbody part 20 with an en trance 21 in the topof its central part to allow clothes, linens and other washable articlesto be removably placed within and removed from the container.Theentran'ce 21 is adapted to be opened and closed by a cover22 which ishinged. at 23, to the body part of the container. The'body part20 of thecontainer 19 is tubular'to provide open ends or openings 24 and-25 inopposite parts thereof. ,On the body part 20 at'the opening 24: of thecontainer may be an outwardly flaring annular flange 26,- andfionthe'body part at the opening 25 may beanother outwardly flaring annularflange 27. I "The flanges 26 and :27 are, therefore, somewhat funnelshaped, and by providing the openings 2% liquid in the tank 10 will beadmitted into the container and discharged therefrom in currents firstthrough one opening and its and then through the other opening andits'fiange when the container is swung back and forth in the tank, aswill be hereinafter more fully explained.

Across the opening 24; of the body 'pa'rt of the container. isastationary distributer 28, and across the opening25v of the bodypart and25 with these flanges, washing and this container may be of is a secondfixed distributer 29. These distributers are preferably similarlyformed, and each distributor may consist of a perforated plate or sheetof interwoven ,7 wire cloth to provide interstices, as 30, so that thecurrents of liquid from the tank which is admitted into the funnelshaped flanges 26 and 27 will be distributedinto fine streams duringtheir flow into the body part of the container through the openings 24and 25 when the container is oscillated.

In order to cause the. container 19 to be swun back and forth in rapidsuccession for e ectually employing the liquid to wash articles in thecontainer, I provide a mechanism, as 31', which also supports thecontainersv in suspension for being oscillated in the tank. Any suitableform of mechanism may be used, but thewform shown is composed of a yokeor inverted Ushaped prongs or strap 32 which is disposed in straddlearrangement over the central part of the body 20.. The ends of theprongs 32 are rotatably held to lugs or pins 33 and 34 whichprotrude-laterally in opposite directions from the centralpart of theexterior of the cylindrical body 20 of the container 19 so that thecontainer is balanced between the prongs .for being easily swung backand forth in the tank in the radius of a circle. The curva ture of theU-shaped prongs are considerably larger than the body part 20 of thecontainer to permit free movement of the container, and'from the centerof the U- shaped prongs is an upwardly extending bar 35 which terminateswith a sleeve 36 some distance above the open top of the tank. At

the upper edges of the sidewalls of the tank are, held the-lower ends oftwo brackets 3'7 and 38 which extend above the tank, and .journaled inthe upper ends of these brackets is a bar 'or shaft- 39 disposed acrossthe open top of the tank. The sleeve 36 of the pronged bar 35 is held tothe shaft and to one end of the shaft 39 is held the upper end of acrank arm 40 which depends downwardly 'exteriorlyof the tank. T0 thelower endof the crank arm 40 is pivoted, at 4:1, one end of a .bar 42disposed right angularly to the crank arm. The second end of the bar 42is pivoted, at 4:3, to the central part ofa lever 44C which isvertically arranged so that its upper end extends above as well asextending alongside the tank to serve as a handle wherebythe lever maybe manually :moved, and the lower end of the lever is pi ,oted, at 45,to the tank.

,To operate thev machine following (he placing of washable articles inthe body part 20 of the container 19, and following the pouring ofsufficient water with other desired washing materials in the tank 10.the lever 44 is manually swung backand forth on its pivot. With themovements of the lever the bar-42 and crank arm 40 will likewise beswung back and forth. The shaft 39 will then be partially rotated forswinging the bar 35, the prongs 32, and the container 19 will therebybeoscillated in the tank in the radius of a circle. With the swinging ofthe container in one direction the liquid of the tank will be admittedthereinto through one of its funnel shaped flanges and through theadjacent distributer. When the container is swung in the oppositedirection the water in the container will be discharged through thisdistributer and currents of water will be admitted through the otherfunnel shaped flange and its associate distributer. Thus the contents ofthe container will be subjected to alternate currents of the liquid, andby providing the intersticed distributers 28 and 29 in the mannerdescribed the currents of liquid will be distributed into small streamsand cause the articles being washed; to be thoroughly sudded orsaponified when the washing liquid is charged with soap.

In the foregoing description, I have embodied the preferred form of myinvention, but I do not wish to be understood aslimiting myself thereto,as I am aware that modifications may be made therein without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of thisinvention, therefore I reserve to myself the right to make such changesas fairly fall within the scope thereof.

. Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent v y 1. The combination, in a washing machine,with a tank for holding liquid, of a tubular container with an entrancewithin the tank,

mechanism supporting the container in suspension in the tank andthemechanism being operable for swinging the container back and forth,outwardly flaring flanges surrounding the open ends of the container sothat when the container is swung the liquid in the tank will be admittedinto the container and discharged therefrom through the flanges andopenings alternately so that the li uid will flow in opposite directionsthroug the container, and intersticed elements across the openends ofthe tubular container.

I 2. The combination, in a washing machine,

with a tank for holding liquid, of a conposite directions through thecontainer, and

the open ends of through the open ends of the body alternately forcausing the liquid to flow in opposite directions in currents throughthe container, and intersticed elements across the open ends of the bodyof the container.

This specification signed and witnessed this 24 day of July, A. D. 1920;

ST CHARLES JACOBS.

Witnesses:

J. FRANK, J. F REDERICK CRYER.

